Editor's note: Este artículo está traducido al español.

Las Vegas native Brady McGill knows that celebration and resistance go hand in hand.

As president of Las Vegas Pride, he’s leading a weeklong takeover of downtown and neighborhoods across the city celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month and the generations who fought to make those celebrations possible.

But for McGill, this week means more than revelry.

As attacks on marginalized communities escalate, he sees these gatherings as both a call to action and an act of defiance: A chance for the LGBTQ+ community and allies to show up for each other, spread kindness and continue the fight for equality.

“We continue to see a rise in hate and an unfortunate rise in tension that truly has a simple solution: to see your neighbors as your friend.

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